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Of all the once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, one of the easiest to prepare for is the creation of your next project. Like every such event, you should have lots of pictures of the process and your only chance is now. After making the novice mistakes of relying on fuzzy photographs of a (temporarily) working circuit with an iPhone 2G and arranging for people to demonstrate a piece without taking lighting into account, Elizabeth wants to spare you the same agonies. Learn why, what, and how to document your next great project. Elizabeth will share opportunities missed, lessons learned, specific tips for documenting your next great project. For a written summary of the presentation content, visit http://efuller.net/blog/dont-forget-your-camera.
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I am not a professional photographer[disclaimer]
But I also make things
Get a professional to do it
I can’t count on someone else for documentation
The end of a project shouldn't be the only time for documentation
Overview
Overview
Why document
Overview
Why document
What to document
Overview
Why document
What to document
How to document
Why document
Save things that are temporary
Sanity check
Recreate it later
Share it with others Tutorials
It may be useful in a presentation
What to Document
EverythingYou limiting factor should not be the amount of memory on your SD card.
It's hard to predict what pictures will be useful in the future
How to document
Prep what you are documenting
Basics of photography
The core goal in digital photography documentation is to maximize the amount and range of data collected in an image by finding the sweet spot between a collection of variablesFocusApertureExposureISOShutter Speed
A good camera is an investment
Single lens reflex (SLR) cameras
Control over variables
Flexibility of lenses
Larger sensors and lenses = more data
FocusMake sure your main subject is in focus. You'd be amazed how many times the most important text is blurry because the focus is off.
ApertureThe size of the hole
ExposureThe amount of light exposed to a sensor
ISOHow sensitive your sensor is to light
Shutter speedThe period of time the shutter exposes the lense
Use a tripod
Using a lens
Focal Lengthangle of view and magnification
Prime LensFixed focal Length (no zoom)
Zoom LensVariable focal Length
“fisheye”Wide Angle Lens
Long focal length, far away subjects.Telephoto Lens
Macro LensClose, small subjects
Macro
Reflective Surfaces
Before and After
Sharing it
Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
Measure twice.Cut once.Photograph everything.
